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Cappadocia

Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley

We start at Uçhisar, continue through the single tracks of Pigeon Valley, and arrive at the famous Göreme Open-Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. Then, we’ll pass Meskendir Valley and head to the village of Çavuşin. It’s time to complete the route by switching to dirt roads with great views!

  • Fairy chimneys
  • Göreme Open-Air Museum
  • Çavuşin Church
  • Pigeon Valley

  • Testi kebap (kebab cooked in a clay pot)
  • Köftür (dessert made with grape molasses)

  • The colorful flowers in spring
  • Wines made from local grapes

  • The soft walls of the fairy chimneys

  • The cooing of pigeons
  • The story of the region’s unique geography
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley - Göreme Open Air Museum - Pigeon Valley